Scientist

Imagine your next role as a Scientist who joins the Clinical Release and Stability (CRS) team and is assigned to several development projects. You will handle all related CRS aspects and will be the ‘go-to’ person when it comes to stability and release-related questions for the assigned development projects.

This position is an excellent starting point for becoming a project leader in drug development. You will get a unique look at the different facets of drug development and interact with all key partners needed to take a molecule and develop it into a medicine. 

About the department

The Clinical Release and Stability (CRS) team is a critical part of the Analytical Development department in the Discovery, Product Development & Supply (DPDS) organization within Janssen R&D and strives for a fully scientific understanding of the stability behaviour of Drug Substance (DS) and Drug Product (DP) for small molecules and new modalities by designing, execution and interpretation of tailored stability studies. Additionally, CRS is responsible for (non-) clinical release and manufacturing/characterization support of DS and DP from phase I up to registration.

Responsibilities

• Design and coordinate experiments to evaluate the chemical and physical stability of new product

• Collaborate closely with internal and external laboratories in Europe, USA and India to ensure right-first-time execution

• Provide insights in the long-term stability of drug products using predictive modelling as well as traditional stability testing

• Perform data trending with advanced visualization tools (e.g.Tableau®)

• Represent our group in the cross-functional analytical team where you work together with the analytical project leader and other analytical functions to translate the project needs into deliverables such as development, characterization and release testing support.

• Communicate, discuss and report the stability results with stability experts, the cross-functional product team and higher management

• Global project coordination as your projects often span offices and time zones.

• Manage analytical investigations and deviations

• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, GMP and safety

To be successful in this role you have:

• Master's degree in Chemistry, Bio-engineering, or Pharmaceutical Sciences, or equivalent through experience

• Profound knowledge and experience of analytical techniques required for drug substance and drug product characterization.

• Strong planning and tracking skills, well organized and capable of handling multiple projects with respect to priorities and resources

• Excellent organization, communication, and presentation skills in a team setting.

• Flexible and adapt quickly to constantly evolving business needs

• Good written and verbal communication skills in English language

• Practical experience in the industry and knowledge of GMP regulations is an asset

• “Can do mentality” and taking full ownership of your work

benefits

This role offers a very competitive hourly rate & a supportive working environment. This contract will run initially for 12 months.

you are welcome here

Janssen is an innovative pharmaceutical company: we work every day on the frontline of health innovation. We can only meet this challenge because of our talented employees. Working at Janssen means that you get every opportunity to optimally develop your career.

about Janssen 

Janssen is the Pharmaceutical Company of Johnson & Johnson - the world's most comprehensive and broadly-based healthcare Company. At Janssen, we bring together top scientists and researchers to pursue the most promising science and drive collaboration to create visionary medicines and healthcare solutions covering five priority therapeutic areas - Cardiovascular & Metabolism, Immunology, Infectious Diseases & Vaccines, Neuroscience, and Oncology. Contribute to the next pharmaceutical breakthrough with your next project at Janssen. 

https://www.janssen.com/belgium/nl

application process

We are looking to process the first round of applications within the next 2 working days.

We do not accept applications via email. 

questions

If you would like some additional information about the role please contact:  katerina.alikaridou@randstadsourceright.nl

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